Gas-jet cigar-lighter



SNOW & LEWIS.

Gas Jet' Cigar Lighter.

No. 52,457. Patented Feb. 6, 1866.

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N. PETERS. Pholo-Lilbogrnphen Washington. 048.

GEORGE E. SNOW AND THEODORE G. LEWIS, ()F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

' GAS-JET CIGAR-LIGHTER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 52,457, dated February6,1866; antedated J annary 22, 1866.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE B. SNOW and THEODORE G. LEWIS, of the cityof Buffalo, county of Erie, and State of New York, have invented acertain new and Improved Gas-Jet Cigar-Lighter; and we do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification.

Our invention consists, first, in a freely suspended or hanging burnerfor lighting cigars, controlling the size of the jet by the action of agravitating valve in an inclined valve-chamber, operating in such mannerthat the act of raising the burner shall open the valve and increase thesize of the jet sufficient for lighting purposes, and the lowering ofsame into its suspended state shall close, or nearly close, the valveand decrease the size of the jet, and thereby efl'ect an economical useof the gas; second, in the combination, with the burner, of a closingand opening hood or shield so constructed that the movement of theburner which increases the size of the jet shall open the hood, and themovement which diminishes the jet shall close the hood and protect thejet from sudden currents of air.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a sectional elevation of ourimproved device in its freely suspended state. Fig. II is a sideelevation of same in its position when raised for lighting purposes.Fig. III is a front elevation of same.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

Our device consists, essentially, of the valvechamber A, valve b, jetpipe or burner O, suspension tube or pipe D, and handle E.

The valve-chamber is cylindrical in form,

and. is connected with the suspension-tube by a the valve and form partthereof. When fixed the valve-shank must be long enough to perm it therequired movement of the valve through the guide-block.

The valve-seat 1) consists of a screw-plug her and closing the openingof the jet-pipe O nication with the jet-pipe is formed through smallradial holes opening into an annular chamber formed by a groove turnedin the screw-plug, into which the bore of the jet-pipe opens.

The valve is prevented from fully seating itself byan adj Listing-screw,e,insertedthrough the screw-plug and bearing against the point of thevalve. By this means the jet may be regulated to an economical size,which it will always assume when not directly in use.

front end of the valve-chamber by a hinge or joint, f, so arranged as toallow of only the requisite inclination to cause the motion of thevalve, and assists by its weight in .maintaining the inclined positionof the valvechamber. In using theinstrument itis raised by this handlefrom its suspended state, which movement will reverse the inclination ofthe valve-chamber, (or change it from the position shown in Fig. I tothat shown in Fig. II,) and cause the valve to gravitate from its seatand allow a full free flow of gas to produce a jet sufficiently largefor lighting purposes. The instrument being dropped, the valve willagain seat itself and shut off the gas and diminish the jet, as beforestated, until again used.

To prevent the diminished jet from being put out by sudden currents ofair or by the swinging or vibration of the instrument, it is protectedby a perforated hood or shield, G G, applied to the end of the jet-pipe.This shield is made of two parts, one of which, a cylindrical shell, G,is attached to the jet-pipe, and the other, G, is hinged to the firstpart, G, on its axis. The shellG has a circular hole cut through itopposite the end of the jet-pipe, through which the increased jetproceeds, which hole the part G, as it swings on its axis, will coverand open. The part G is so balanced on its axis that the same movementof the instrument that increases the size of the jet opens the hole forit to issue through, and

inserted into the lower end of the valve-chamtherein. When the valve isopen the commu- The handle E is connected to the lower or the movementwhich diminishes the jet closes 2. The adjusting-screw 6, arranged andopthe hole'and protects the same. The hood is erating in the mannerandfor the purposes perforated with small holes to admit sufficient airto the flame when shut in by the closing of the cover.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. The arrangement and combination of the inclined valve-chamber withthe gravitating valve, when operating in the manner and for the purposesset forth.

set forth.

3. The opening and closing hood or shield G, operating in the manner andfor the purposes substantially as described.

GEO. B. SNOW. THEODORE G. LEWIS.

Witnesses:

C. S. PRINCE, W. H. FORBUSH.

